Curse

Locust Toybox · Feb 19, 2006, 01:54 AM // 01:54

This is my first time ever posting on this forum so please don't flame me for doing something wrong. Instead, just correct me.

I have developed a new build to be used in Hero's Ascent. The team-makeup is similar to IWAY, but in no way involves the skill IWAY or W/R's.

Basically, you have 5 W/Mo's, 1 Mo/E, and 2 Mo/?'s. The strategy with this build is to load up the tanks with enchantments such as Balthazar's Aura, Balthazar's Spirit, Holy Wrath, and Retribution for maximum smite dammage. The warriors are outfitted with Axe-spike skills such as Eviscerate and Dismember and keep themselves healthy by using enchantments such as Live Vicariously and Vigorous Spirit. Here are the specifics (btw base means not including runes):

W/Mo x5: 11 (base) axe mastery, 10 healing prayers, 9 (base) strength
Skills:

dismember
axe rake or excecutioner's strike
eviscerate [elite]
cyclone axe
live vicariously
vigorous spirit
healing touch
resurection signet

Smiteward (Mo/E) x1: 11 earth magic, 6 (base) devine favor, 12 (base) smite prayers
Skills:

ward against melee
ward against foes
smite hex
zealot's fire
shield of judgement [elite]
balthazar's aura
judge's insight
resurection

Smiteheal (Mo/?) x1: 11 (base) smite prayers, 12 (base) healing prayers, 6 (base) devine favor
Skills:

healing seed
dwayna's kiss
heal other or healing breeze
smite hex
zealot's fire
holy wrath
shield of judgement [elite]
balthazar's spirit

Smiteprot (Mo/?) x1: 12 (base) protection prayers, 11 (base) smiting prayers, 6 (base) devine favor
Skills:

reversal of fortune
mend ailment
shield of regeneration [elite]
rebirth
smite hex
retribution
balthazar's spirit
zealot's fire

Sooooo.... What do you think? Any suggestions or modifications? Any good strategies? See any weaknesses? No flaming please!

M1h4iL · Feb 19, 2006, 09:05 AM // 09:05

Imo this would be easily countered with wards, blind and hexes like spirit of failure, which are popular due to iway and warrior heavy teams like WM. If just one of your warriors is blinded for a few seocnds thats damage not dealt, whereas if you had casters with damage delaing it wouldnt be a problem. Also you have no shutdown or anything bad enough to hurt casters like monks from just spamming their skill bars. People have ran 8 w/mo teams with mending and were successful so who know this could work.

Aryal · Feb 24, 2006, 09:12 AM // 09:12

desecrate enchants ftw

mortalis doleo · Feb 24, 2006, 09:40 AM // 09:40

you have soooo many smite skills, but you forget to use strength of honor! that's like the most important skill in a build like this...
also, any HA group (not iway) brings enchantement removals. also, with iway so popular, groups bring wards and/or SS necros, both insanely hurting your build.
only one monk in your team has condition removal, that means that if he dies/a trapper is on the enemy team (very likely), all your warriors will be bleeding, crippled and blinded (at least). all the enemy team needs to do is ball up in a ward/traps/SS...
also, when the enemy team sees holy wrath, they will either remove it, attack monks or just use spells... only AI is stupid enough to keep attacking...
your healing is very weak.
no spike protection.
one of your monks has ressurect - bad idea...
your warriors have evis AND dismember.
your warriors have healing touch with no divine favour.
i could go on...

Senator Tom · Feb 24, 2006, 03:14 PM // 15:14

just do dual smite

Leader_Of_Da_Elites · Feb 26, 2006, 06:07 PM // 18:07

i agree with mortalis on this build... i think if u maybe just plan out some more skills better and buff up on more wards and healing spells this build could have a shot.

BTW Live Vicariously doesnt benefit the person enchanted by it. it only heals the caster so it wont keep your warriors healthy in any way just the caster

Tyrent Frath · Feb 26, 2006, 06:26 PM // 18:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leader_Of_Da_Elites

BTW Live Vicariously doesnt benefit the person enchanted by it. it only heals the caster so it wont keep your warriors healthy in any way just the caster

i think the warrior IS the caster in this situation...?

anyway, there are holes in the build...i wont bother renaming, but maybe having one monk with martyr would help with removal? im not a big fan of wammos so i cant contribute much

Sweets to the Sweet · Feb 27, 2006, 07:46 AM // 07:46

The biggest hole i see is you have holy wrath on casters with other energy skills. They will be losing 10 energy whenever holy wrath causes damage and won't leave any energy for anything else. If you're gonna use holy wrath in this build, put it on one (or all) of the wamoos and fill up the rest of thier bar with adrenal skills.